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Lowrys is a tiny town of 303 people in Chester County, South Carolina. It's about 36 miles from Charlotte, NC. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
303people
$198kTypical home
$1,498/moRent
90° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 303
- Part of a metro area
- About 96 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 36 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,245/mo)
- Median rent $1,498/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (618 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CLT airport
- 33 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 722 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 248 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of South Carolina districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chester County: R+17 in 2024
- South Carolina: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.